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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 4004071, member: 2844"]Both agate and carnelian are variations of chalcedony, so carnelian or chalcedony are both fine by me. Chalcedony is blueish grey to colourless though.</p><p>Agate is slightly different, although some people call carnelian a type of agate. Being Dutch, I don't.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /> Carnelian is one of the stones traditionally worn with Dutch traditional costumes, agate is never worn with the costumes, so we are quite particular about the difference.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 4004071, member: 2844"]Both agate and carnelian are variations of chalcedony, so carnelian or chalcedony are both fine by me. Chalcedony is blueish grey to colourless though. Agate is slightly different, although some people call carnelian a type of agate. Being Dutch, I don't.;) Carnelian is one of the stones traditionally worn with Dutch traditional costumes, agate is never worn with the costumes, so we are quite particular about the difference.:)[/QUOTE]
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